As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Gert Bender

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: GB Bender

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Salzburgring in 1971.

In 125cc (1971–1972): 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972–1981): 22 starts, 0 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1971 (125cc).

In all, 28 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1971–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1971–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate16.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

221 pts · Poles 0

10 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1972–1972

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.7

4 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1971. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
22 races together: ahead 2, behind 18, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
14 races together: ahead 8, behind 5, both out 1
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
21 races together: ahead 10, behind 10, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
17 races together: ahead 5, behind 11, both out 1

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 40 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Salzburgring (average P4.0, 4 races)

Silverstone125cc 2avg P3.5

Salzburgring125cc 4avg P4.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P4.0

Brno125cc 4avg P4.3

Assen125cc 4avg P4.8

Hockenheim125cc 5avg P5.2

Nürburgring125cc 3avg P5.7

Imatra125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P5.8

Anderstorp125cc 2avg P6.0

Jarama125cc 2avg P7.0

Monza125cc 1avg P7.0

Spa125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P7.6

Sachsenring250cc 1avg P9.0

Le Mans125cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

125cc 37 races · 1971–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Salzburgring (average P4.0, 4 races)

Silverstone2 racesavg P3.5

Salzburgring4 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P4.0

Brno4 racesavg P4.3

Assen4 racesavg P4.8

Imatra4 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim5 racesavg P5.2

Spa4 racesavg P5.3

Nürburgring3 racesavg P5.7

Anderstorp2 racesavg P6.0

Jarama2 racesavg P7.0

Monza1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 3 races · 1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P9.0

Imatra1 racesavg P9.0

Spa1 racesavg P17.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 185 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 26 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,511 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

60%Start rate (21/35)

3Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

83Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1971 125cc P7 · 41 pts

1972〜1976 no Grand Prix starts

1977 125cc P6 · 38 pts

1978 no Grand Prix starts

1979 125cc P5 · 47 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1971	Salzburgring	5 +6
1971	Hockenheim	5 +6
1971	Assen	8 +3
1971	Spa	2 +12
1971	Imatra	3 +10
1971	Jarama	7 +4
1972	Nürburgring	6 +5
1972	Brno	4 +8
1973	Monza	7 +4
1973	Brno	5 +6
1973	Imatra	7 +4
1974	Salzburgring	DNF
1974	Assen	4 +8
1974	Spa	7 +4
1974	Brno	4 +8
1975	Hockenheim	7 +4
1976	Spa	4 +8
1976	Anderstorp	6 +5
1976	Imatra	2 +12
1977	Salzburgring	DNF
1977	Hockenheim	5 +6
1977	Jarama	DNF
1977	Paul Ricard	4 +8
1977	Assen	3 +10
1977	Spa	8 +3
1977	Anderstorp	6 +5
1977	Silverstone	5 +6
1978	Nürburgring	6 +5
1979	Salzburgring	3 +10
1979	Hockenheim	5 +6
1979	Assen	4 +8
1979	Imatra	8 +3
1979	Silverstone	2 +12
1979	Brno	4 +8
1979	Le Mans	DNF
1980	Nürburgring	5 +6
1981	Hockenheim	4 +8